Sid James - The Duke of Barbara Windsor

The year is 1982. 18 million people are unemployed and Argentina is threatening to invade the country. It is a cold Monday, October evening, as you relax and press the 'Teletext' button on your new Pye Teletext Television . . . .

Dave Lee Travis: The Man Who

Ben Johnson - Elizabethan playwright on anabolic steroids

I'd like a 'P' please, Mr President sir.

New to Challenge TV - Blockbusters, with George Bush snr.

Pass to the Dutchman on the left-hand side

Out now: On Betamax, VHS and Philips Laserdisc, a classic from the Golden Age of Musicals.

Blogger's Block

Ridicule is nothing to be scared of

Back in 1985, these computer games were making me late for school:

Making the news in 1981

With all due respect to http://weetinyeyes.blogspot.com/2006/03/news-headlines-1983.html

Ken Livingstone I presume?

After returning from a most enjoyable Caledonian holiday, the Blogmaster declares Bloggobbledegook re-opened.




With the new Countdown host, Channel 4 make sure that the super-brained Carol Vorderman has back-up should she inexplicably struggle on the numbers game.


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